Quick Inspection Manual for Damaged Reinforced Concrete Buildings Due to Earthquakes

The epicenter was approximately 100 km east from Istanbul, and catastrophic damage was caused in several cities of the western Turkey including cities of Izmit, Adapazari, Istanbul etc. and immense damage of 40,000 fatalities and missings, 45,000 injured and 200,000 damaged buildings was reported. Immediately following the earthquake, the Japanese Government dispatched an expert team on disaster relief. They surveyed the hardest-hit areas and recognized that damage inspection of buildings, especially of reinforced concrete residential buildings, was most urgently needed to prevent secondary disaster due to aftershocks and to estimate the number of temporary houses needed for displaced people. They also reported the conclusions above to the Turkish Government, and the Government decided to request technical cooperation to perform quick inspection of damaged buildings.